Is CVE-2014-2706 being actively exploited?

CVE-2014-2706 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-2706?

CVE-2014-2706 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 7.1 (HIGH).

CVE-2014-2706

HIGH · CVSS 7.1EPSS 4.3%EU EUVD

Race condition in the mac80211 subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.13.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via network traffic that improperly interacts with the WLAN_STA_PS_STA state (aka power-save mode), related to sta_info.c and tx.c.

Key facts

CVSS score: 7.1 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-362
EPSS score: 4.3% (91th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2014-2734)
Published: April 14, 2014
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-2734 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

linux / linux kernel
oracle / linux
oracle / linux
suse / linux enterprise high availability extension
suse / suse linux enterprise desktop
suse / suse linux enterprise server
suse / suse linux enterprise server

Certified products that may be affected

27 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Oracle Linux 7 NSS Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4586 - historical
Oracle Linux 7 Libreswan Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4266 - historical
Oracle Linux 7 OpenSSH Client Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4206 - historical
Oracle Linux 7 OpenSSH Server Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4176 - historical
Oracle Linux 7 Unbreakable Enterprise Kernel (UEK 6) Cryptographic Module - Oracle Corporation - FIPS 140 4169 - historical

See all 27 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613ba
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-3052.html(Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00006.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00007.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
http://secunia.com/advisories/60613(Broken Link)
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.7(Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/01/8(Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66591(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038201(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=70551#c18(Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1083512(Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1d147bfa64293b2723c4fec50922168658e613ba(Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-04-01(Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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